Springfield Apartment Fire

Saturday, November 5, 2011 05:10 Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a garden apartment fire Saturday, November 5, 2011, at approximately 5:10 a.m. in the Springfield area of Fairfax County. The apartment is located at 7236 Commerce Street. Firefighters encountered heavy fire and smoke coming from the rear of a ground floor apartment and rapidly extending upwards to the eaves of the second and third floors upon arrival. The incident commander struck a second alarm, bringing approximately 60 firefighters to the scene of the three story building. It took firefighters approximately 70 minutes to bring the fire under control.  Six apartments within the building received some fire, smoke, and water damage, the other five apartments all received some residual smoke and water damage. More than 70 occupants were displaced because of the power being shut down and extensive fire and water damage. Occupants were temporarily moved to Garfield Elementary School with addi... [ more ]

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GSVFD-Co22 Open House

Saturday, October 15, 2011  Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Pancake Breakfast and Open House on Saturday October 15.   For the fourth year in a row, GSVFD won the Best Open House Award for the Batallion 5 area.

See our Photo Album to view a few pictures of the day.

Join us on Saturday December 10 at 8am for our annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa - more details soon.

Sign our Guestbook to let us know how our Open House went and Sign up for our Newsletter to get notification of future event and activities.

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Volunteer to Make a Difference!

Volunteer to Make a Difference! The Twelve Volunteer Fire / Rescue Departments in Fairfax County and your community need YOU! Learn about the exciting and rewarding challanges of becoming a volunteer Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Administrative FireCorps member helping your community and the citizens of Fairfax County. Click JOIN NOW ! to fill out the on-line contact / information request form. Our monthly recruiting night is held the First Thursday of each month (unless noted otherwise) - 7:00pm (Upstairs Classroom).  Check Our Calendar Here

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GSVFD Seeking Sponsors

The Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department is looking for local business interested in becoming a GSVFD Corporate Sponsor.

The benefits of becoming a Corporate Sponsor include:

• Ad space on our Main Page Header or Side Banners
• Inclusion in our yearly Community Events, including Fire Prevention Week Open House,  Yard Sales, Spaghetti Dinner, Breakfast with Santa.
• Advertising on our Bingo Flyers
• Space for Business Cards / Brochures in our Bingo Hall Foyer
• Option to place Corporate Logo on select pieces of our Fire Apparatus
• Option to participate in our annual fundraising community mailer
• GSVFD participation at your Corporate Events (based on availablity) to promote Fire Safety, Vehicle "Touch-a-Truck" show and tell, and other educational topics.

Corporate Sponsors help GSVFD by providing funding that help us acquire much needed F... [ more ]

Community Outreach for your company	Fire Prevention Week draws big crowds
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Springfield Townhouse Fire - Clowser Court

Saturday, January 22, 2011 8:00 am  At about 8:00am Saturday morning 1/22, units responded to the report of a Townhouse fire on Clowser Ct in Springfield.  Three adults and a child who lived in the home had escaped, but a woman was critically hurt suffering from smoke inhalation and flown to Washington Hospital Center.  Three 3 firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.  The fire went to two-alarms with an EMS Task Force. The Fairfax Fire & Rescue Department reports the fire started in the kitchen of a townhouse. Still pictures can be found on Paul’s Facebook page. Additional information about the fire can be found at more ]

Video w/ Radio Traffic Audio	This video is by Paul Lof.

Volunteers Needed !

Your Community Needs You - Volunteer to Make a Difference! The Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department is actively seeking volunteers of all backgrounds for Firefighter, EMT and FireCorps Administrative roles. Every day, in every community, emergency responders answer the call of our families, friends and neighbors who are in need of assistance. From car accidents to heart attacks, from house fires to technical rescues, emergency responders are there to protect lives and property.

Emergency responders are a special type of people, with many different reasons for answering the call of duty. Some like the challenges and the adrenaline rush, while others like to sharpen their emergency skills and techniques.  Every one of them answers the call so that they can help someone in need.

Today's emergency responders do far more than put out fires or bandage w... [ more ]

Fire Ground Operations	Canteen & Rehab Support
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